Environment

Casual Friday with Kemi Adeyemi and Jodi-Ann Burey

This week, we say goodbye to the ‘Queen of the skies’ the Boeing 747, Seattle Public School students and educators push for more support for ethnic studies and attack of the fungi goes from silver screen to reality real quick with some stomach churning research. UW professor Kemi Adeyemi and author Jodi-Ann Burey are here to break down the week.

Environment

Pebble Mine vetoed after long fight by Sen. Cantwell and fishermen

Environmental activists, tribal communities, and fishermen are celebrating a massive conservation decision: the EPA's rejection Monday of the Pebble Mine.

Environment

Flooding adds to South Park health risks

When the Duwamish River flooded South Park last week, 25 homes were damaged by potentially contaminated water. Local groups are providing assistance to the community which already faced the environmental hazards of living on a Superfund site. Seattle Times reporter Greg Kim brings us up to speed on what residents are dealing with as they assess the damage to their homes.

Health

Turning up the heat on gas appliances: why federal regulations could get tighter

For many Americans, the sound means something delicious is on the way. Roughly a third of U.S. homes have gas stoves. Climate scientists and some public health experts say that’s a problem: Burning natural gas contributes carbon to the atmosphere.

Environment

South Park begins recovery after Duwamish flood

Inches of water and debris still cover some streets and sidewalks in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood after the Duwamish River flooded Tuesday morning. Multiple families have been displaced while they try to clean and repair their water-damaged homes.

Study: people mean different things when they talk about managing wolves through fear

There’s a lot of misunderstanding when people talk about wolf management, according to a new study out of the University of Washington.

Science

A step closer to a new form of renewable energy: nuclear fusion

On Tuesday, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm walked up to a microphone to drop some big science news: Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California had achieved a fusion mileston.